Look up: Temper

1. temper
   [n] - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling 2. [n] - the elasticity and hardness of a metal object 3. [n] - a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger 4. [v] - harden by reheating and cooling in oil 5. [v] - adjust the pitch (of pianos) 6. [v]
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2. Temper
   A term which generally describes the mechanical properties of an alloy. Many steels may be hardened by quenching from high temperature and then softened by re-heating at a lower temperature to give the required properties, or 'temper'. Other alloy systems, like aluminium and copper, for example, sta...
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3. Temper
   The state of or condition of a metal as to its hardness or toughness produced by either thermal or heat treatment and quench or cold working or a combination of same in order to bring the metal to its specified consistency. In heat treatment, reheating hardened steel or hardened cast iron to some te...
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4. temper
   (1) In heat treatment, to reheat hardened steel or hardened cast iron to some temperature below the eutectoid temperature for the purpose of decreasing hardness and increasing toughness. The process is also sometimes applied to normalized steel. (2) In tool steels, temper is sometimes inadvisably us...
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5. Temper
   Tem'per transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Tempered ; present participle & verbal noun Tempering .] [ Anglo-Saxon temprian or Old French temper , French tempé...
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6. Temper
   Tem'per noun 1. The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities; just combination; as, the temper of mortar. 2. Constitution of body; temperament; in ol...
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7. Temper
   Tem'per intransitive verb 1. To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity. [ Obsolete] Shak. 2. To have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft and pliable. « I have him already tempering be...
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8. temper
   1. The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities; just combination; as, the temper of mortar. ... 2. Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler...
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9. temper
   mood noun a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; `whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time`; `he was in a bad humor`
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10. temper
    irritability noun a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; `his temper was well known to all his employees`
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11. Temper
    • (v. t.) To govern; to manage. • (v. t.) To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage; to soothe; to calm. • (v. t.) To moisten to a proper consistency and sti...
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12. temper
    temper, tempered, tempering, tempers, temperable 1. To modify by the addition of a moderating element; moderate: 'temper its doctrinaire logic with a little practical wisdom' (Robert H. Jackson)2. To bring to a desired consistency, texture, hardness, or other physical condition by or as if by blendi...
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13. Temper
    In music temper means to adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
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14. Temper
    The use of an additive (ie. ground shell) to both strengthen and reduce shrinking of ceramics during firing.
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15. Temper
    The addition of water to the cement mix whether at the batch plant, during transit or at the jobsite to achieve the specified water to cement ratio.
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16. temper
    
    • a sudden outburst of anger
    • a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
    • the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
    
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17. Temper
    The addition of water and mixing of concrete or mortar as necessary to bring it initially to the desired consistency. See also Retempering.
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18. Temper
    The softness of a metal; terms such as soft-drawn, dead soft, annealed, and semi-annealed are used to describe tempers used for conductor metals.
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19. temper
    Type: Term Pronunciation: tem′pĕr Definitions: 1. Disposition; in general, any characteristic or particular state of mind. 2. A display of irritation or anger. 3. To treat metal by application of heat, as in annealing or quenching. Synonyms: temperament2 See: tantrum
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20. temper
    Allowing ice to slowly adjust to ambient temperature so that it won`t fracture from thermal shock during carving or display.
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21. Temper
    the specified hardness range or degree of stiffness typical of low carbon strip steel
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22. Temper
    Temperare (to mix correctly) is the Latin origin of words like "temperature" and "tempering"; it and "tempo" come, in turn, from tempus (time or season). Thus, the word "temper" can refer (at least informally) to any time- and temperature-sensiti...
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23. Temper
    (band) `Temper` is a dance music group that was led by Anthony Malloy. Their only chart entry was with the song "No Favors", which hit number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1984. The song peaked on the U.S. R&B chart at number 64. Malloy also form...
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